Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield residents voted down a third proposed budget of $22.67 million Tuesday. The school board convenes Wednesday for a new referendum timeline.
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Police investigating shots fired in downtown Lewiston Tuesday night
Police were called out to the areas of Ash Street and Birch street for reports of shots fired.
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Photo: Crash at intersection of Main, Canal streets in Lewiston leads to injuries
Two or more vehicles collided Tuesday evening, but police were unable to provide more information.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man charged with 3-year-old Edgecomb girl’s death blames her mother
Tyler Witham-Jordan was charged last fall with one count of murder in connection with the death of Makinzlee Handrahan.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Leeds man gets 30 months for buying guns for drugs
Agents estimate Benjamin Turcotte bought roughly 50 guns for a Lewiston drug dealer.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempted assassination
Prosecutors say Ryan Wesley Routh kept in his car a handwritten list of venues in August, September and October at which Trump had appeared or was expected to be present.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston Planning Board approves Gendron housing project off Farwell Street
City officials have said the 208-unit project will provide much-needed market-rate housing in Lewiston, but neighbors say the city is not responding appropriately to concerns for a traffic situation that’s already “a nightmare.”
Posted inNation / World, News
Biden urges Israel and Hezbollah to step back from all-out war
The president delivered his final talk to the United Nations on Tuesday after decades in foreign policy. The Israel-Lebanon conflict hung over his remarks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston Regional Technical Center may need a referendum to cash a grant
The school has been awarded a $980,000 grant through a municipal bond bank, Superintendent Jake Langlais told School Committee on Monday. A local referendum may be needed if the City Council cannot approve the bond.